Turn signal issues.. Help

[Timboosh]

Originally Posted by MDFDWarrior

Just thinking, if it was a running light/turn signal dual funtioning light, there would be more than 2 wires coming from the bike contrary to what Dirty said....so that brings us to the two other possibilities I listed....

Not necessarily... although, I just checked, & the M109R had a 3-wire stock and they were running/turn signals, not two like I originally thought...

However, if you were grounding through the housing of the stock turn signal, you could have 2 wires from the bike and still have a running/turn combination. Electrically, it could work.

For example, I had a set of Kury Mini bullets that I was going to put on the 109, but never did... they only had one wire and grounded through the housing (for turn signal only).

Not saying that it IS that way, but it's possible...

so is a bad flasher and/or fuse as well...

[tristan2ride]

My experience with LED's has been the opposite. There is not enough resistance there to activate the flashers. It's "fooling" the flasher into thinking one of the bulbs is out. I've used electronic flashers in place of the resistors before and they've worked.

Here's an article that explains what I'm talking about a lot better than I can explain it:
Knucklebuster Blog Archive L.E.D. Turn Signals

[Timboosh]

Originally Posted by tristan2ride

My experience with LED's has been the opposite. There is not enough resistance there to activate the flashers. It's "fooling" the flasher into thinking one of the bulbs is out. I've used electronic flashers in place of the resistors before and they've worked.

Here's an article that explains what I'm talking about a lot better than I can explain it:
Knucklebuster Blog Archive L.E.D. Turn Signals

That actually makes perfect sense to me, just never thought about it that way. Guess it depends on how the circuitry was designed for the bike...

Thanks for the read!

[tristan2ride]

Originally Posted by Timboosh

That actually makes perfect sense to me, just never thought about it that way. Guess it depends on how the circuitry was designed for the bike...

Thanks for the read!

Yeah, I've actually seen the rapid flasher on cars more often and the non-blinking lights on bikes, So who knows

[SmartDrug]

I'm home this week Ry, hit me up and I'll swing by, we'll get this knocked out... and get drunk.

[Timboosh]

Originally Posted by SmartDrug

I'm home this week Ry, hit me up and I'll swing by, we'll get this knocked out... and get drunk.

Beer cases are heavy - and I'm feeling strong... JUST sayin...

[warriorjack]

Originally Posted by Timboosh

Beer cases are heavy - and I'm feeling strong... JUST sayin...

THAT is a great quote. Just say'n.

[SmartDrug]

Originally Posted by Timboosh

Beer cases are heavy - and I'm feeling strong... JUST sayin...

Geneva is just down the road...

[Dirty]

Well i did just tap a new keg of New Glarus Spotted cow.....

If i finish up with my hardwood floors on saturday i"m down for some wrenching/drinking on sunday. Tim, Brian, feel free to stop by the more the merrier.

[BratmanXj]

Originally Posted by Dirty

Well i did just tap a new keg of New Glarus Spotted cow.....

Oooohhh....I wanna help I wanna help. The last 6 pack I bough of that turned on me before I got home.